KaleidoScope: Our own gallery for members' art work, crafts and photographs.

@SmellyBin I'm sorry you too are faced with difficult family. It's been a lifelong battle for me, but it's gotten better, albeit at times it doesn't seem like it. I own my part in the dysfunction because I typically don't stand up for myself or even state my needs. But I'm doing so more and more. After a five-month break, followed by one phone call each with these two family members, we've called another three-month break until mid-October. If it wasn't for these time-outs and the support of my brother, I couldn't stay. At times it feels like a blood sport. Pun intended. 😊

Back to the thread topic.... I bought this necklace secondhand for €2:

Dismantled it to this...

After washing the stones, I'm working on making new jewellery that I hope to post here soon. It's a Real Feel 45 degrees today!! A great day to hibernate inside. 😊

@StarryEyed Thanks for being so open about this, because even though my therapist tells me otherwise… I often feel like I am the only one who is not capable to overcome this. And indeed, it isn't always a misery. There are moments when my partner goes to a family gathering and I am not as upset, but the last time I was all over the place.

And good for you for spotting such a bargain! Yay! I am a very big fan of recycling stuff, good thing you didn't buy anything new. Enjoy working on it! And I really like the blue bowls you've put them in, lovely ceramics.

Yeah, go slow with the weather - yikes, those are quite some temperatures, dear!

Good morning, @SmellyBin ❤️

Love your spindle photo. What do you do with that? Not sure I get what you're doing. I'm slowly working on that jewellery with the glass beads and will post when done. So far there are three necklaces with hopefully a fourth today. Yes, it's hard to get the creative juice flowing when you're zonked from the heat! The ceramic bowls and plate are a gift from my brother-in-law and they're perfect for jewellery making.

I hope you have a beautiful day planned 🥰😘

I meant to ask you, Rachel… what are you crafting right now? And weren't you the one telling me about dopamine dressing? The next spinning project is gonna be just that: colorful and loud :)

@SmellyBin that is so cool! I've never met anyone who makes yard. What an honour! 🙏🥰

So I bought this secondhand for €2....

Dismantled it to this....

Then took the grey-blue glass beads in the two bowls, added some stuff and ended up with these...

Yay, you've been busy @StarryEyed I am so glad you enjoyed yourself despite the heat. I especially like the first one for it being rather simple, yet elegant. I can imagine a bracelet like that and then loads of it, a bit like the Madonna-vibe from the eighties.

Ah @Mary_Scope that dopamine dressing thing has been on my mind ever since! This project is almost all colors of the rainbow with the accent on blue (ranging from minty green to aqua, teal, pink, purple), but not orange and red. I'll share a pic when I can.
In textile craft there is the expression unicorn vomit. Ever heard of it? Clown barf means the same.

Unicorn vomit in textile arts and crafts refers to something that is extremely colorful, sweet, or cloying, often used humorously to describe vibrant and whimsical designs. This term captures a playful aesthetic that embraces a mix of bright colors.

Unicorn vomit??? Lol 😂

The necklaces are nicer than they look in the photos (if I may say so myself....and I just did 😆🫢). The camera just doesn't work well for some reason, even though I've been trying for two years to figure it out! Argh!

I do a lot of different styles because the jewellery goes to charities, and so there are a lot of different styles I need to cater to.